Hospice’s plea for help as it reaches major milestone
A Blackpool children’s hospice has reached a major milestone – but needs fresh help to keep it going.Brian House in Bispham needs to raise an extra £600,000-a-year just to break even and is appealing...
View ArticleLancashire recommends.... comic book stores
Here is our guide of the best comic book and games stores in the region.That Comic Shop, PrestonThat Comic Shop, in Friargate, Preston, has recently celebrated its 10th anniversary. The store receives...
View ArticlePolice 'increasingly concerned' about missing girl
Police have launched an appeal to trace a young woman who has gone missing from Blackpool.19-year-old Sophie Richardson was last seen at around 11pm on 30 December on Alexandra Road in Blackpool.She is...
View Article2017 will be the year of shale gas
THE battle lines have been drawn as 2017 gets set to usher in an era of shale gas exploration in Lancashire.On one side stands gas exploration firm Cuadrilla, which has been given the go-ahead by the...
View ArticlePromotion for law team man
A Blackpool solicitor has been named the head of commercial property at regional law firm Napthens.Paul Hardy, who joined the commercial property team as a partner earlier this year after 17 years at a...
View ArticleCollege mission to design the future
How do you find the next Oscar-winning costumier or award-winning filmmaker?That was the mission for students and staff from Blackpool and The Fylde College Creative Arts and Digital Industries...
View ArticleTumble dryer blaze drama
A tumble dryer burst into flames in the garage of a homeThe incident happened in Birchwood Drive, Hambleton at around 9.55am today.One fire engine from Bispham and one from Preesall...
View ArticleMissing man, 25 found in St Annes
A man missing from St Annes was found in the area on New Year's day, say police.This follows an earlier police appeal for information after 25-year-old Edward Ruane disappeared on 21 December 2016.His...
View ArticleDevoted Cleveleys dog and owner up for top award
Dogs have always been described as ‘man’s best friend’.Now a life-saving cocker spaniel has been nominated for a top award thanks to his devotion to his sick owner.Anita Castellina, 63, put forward...
View Article‘Top bloke’ Snowball died protecting UK
Tributes have been paid to a ‘talented’ Weeton soldier who died in Iraq.Lance Corporal Scott Hetherington, known to colleagues as Snowball, lost his life following an incident at Camp Taji, north of...
View ArticleRelaxing spa break in the hills was just the ticket
Imagine sipping a chilled glass of wine while relaxing in a hot tub with stunning views of rolling hills to boot?Welcome to Fishmore Hall, a beautiful Regency style hotel which nestles in the heart of...
View ArticleBlackpool: From the courts 04-01-17
Here is a round-up of some of the cases at Blackpool Magistrates Court.A cyclist who came under police suspicion because he was riding a different bicycle to the one an officer had previously seen him...
View ArticleAttacks on ambulance crews rocket in Lancashire
Ambulance bosses have branded more than 100 homes in Lancashire as too dangerous for paramedics to enter alone.The alarming figures follow a Freedom of Information request which also reveals the number...
View ArticleArson probe after children's playground blaze
Crews from Blackpool were called to fire at a children's playground on Victory Road North Shore in the early hours of this morning (04 January 2017).They arrived at around 12.30am to find a tent on...
View ArticleMISSING: Woman not seen since Christmas Day may be in Blackpool
Police are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of Julija Dubovika, aged 30, who was last heard from on Christmas Day.The last contact between the police and Julija Dubovika, who is also...
View ArticlePhoto a symbol of hope for family of late dad
Lovingly holding Johne Johnson’s hand for the last time, wife Debbie and her family remember the moment as a symbol of hope despite their overwhelming sadness at losing him.It was their last photograph...
View ArticleCould you pass the police fitness test?
The headlines are certainly eye-catching. “UK cops too unfit to walk the beat,” one screams. “Blobby Bobbies” says another. Police fitness has never been under greater scrutiny. In March last year...
View ArticleAnti-frackers face poster rap
Green campaigners have been rapped over a poster making unsubstantiated claims about fracking.The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) has said that a leaflet published in 2015 by Friends of the Earth...
View ArticleBatted in gusts on Prom
Bat enthusiasts were called out to rescue a common pipistrelle which was found on the promenade on New Year’s day.It was found by a walker who initially thought it was a leaf tumbling about in the...
View ArticleThe great fracking debate is all set to dominate in 2017
Fracking is coming to the Fylde coast.The debate goes on about how safe it is and the possible consequences of something going wrong.So what are the main arguments on both sides? How is fracking...
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